'Dallas Buyers Club' out on DVD today; see the evolution of Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey

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Purgatory: Failure to Launch (2006) – For a while there was actually such a thing as a Matthew McConaughey Romantic Comedy. You could expect at least one shirtless scene – McConaughey has rarely been without abs – a witless, cynical script seemingly concocted by focus group, and a male lead performance you could charitably describe as bored. We highlight Failure to Launch, co-starring Sarah Jessica Parker, because it was particularly heinous, and because the title too perfectly sums up this period of McConaughey’s career.

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